Eagles drop Caver, sign Adams

The Eagles' special teams improved Sunday in a 20-10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, then appeared to get better Monday thanks to two moves made by their front office.

The Eagles claimed linebacker Keith Adams, who was waived Friday by the Dallas Cowboys.

They created room for Adams on their 53-man roster by releasing linebacker Quinton Caver, a 2001 second-round draft pick who did not live up to "Range Rover," the nickname he earned as a havoc-wreaking defender at Arkansas.

"Keith Adams is a nice addition to our football team," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "He has been a solid special teams player who saw a good deal of action at linebacker for the Cowboys this year. As far as Caver, we wish him well in the future."

The 5-11, 223-pound Adams had 27 tackles in six games with Dallas this season, seeing most of his action as a starting middle linebacker in place of the injured Dat Nguyen.

Adams was a Tennessee Titans' seventh-round draft pick in 2001, but was released in that season's training camp and eventually signed by the Cowboys. Adams played in four games with Dallas in 2001.

Caver, the Eagles' second-round (55th overall) pick of the 2001 NFL Draft, dressed for Philadelphia's first five games this season and saw limited action in two. He appeared in 14 games -- regular- and postseason -- last season.